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Instruments & Innovation

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This digital collection features selected scientific instruments, apparatus, and analytical tools from the Institute's museum as well as photographs, rare-book engravings, and illustrations depicting various types of equipment and machinery found in laboratories, manufacturing plants, and mechanical treatises. Inventions from book wheels to fireballs can be found here, alongside more modern innovations such as Gammacells and Geiger counters.

Hardwood case with a leather handle and metal hinges and clasp; aluminium interior instrument panel has black finish; instructions on paper are inside the lid; the instrument panel features four black plastic knobs, two…

The Manometric Blood Gas Apparatus was a revision on the original, fairly simple volumetric glass apparatus designed by Dr. Van Slyke in around 1917. The instrument liberated and isolated "the desired gas contained in a…

Wooden box with black metal instrument panel; four padded metal feet on bottom; leather handle attached to side with two nickel connectors; nickel lock on side of base and lid; lid connects to base via two coated metal…

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